Headwear



M. E. HEmmcH. HEADWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21f 192|.

gnou/woz ments in Headwear, ofwhich the followingv is a speciiication,

Federated Nov, 2&5, i922.

Fries. i

` f iwi/inria lririiiiaiicir, or rriinron'r, YORK.

nnnnwnnn.

.Application flied iiiayai,

To @ZZ whom t mcg] concern:

Be it known that l, MAME.' H'niniiicin.

a citizenof the United States, and resident of Freeport., Long vlsland,in'v the'coiintyof Nassau and yState of New York, have *in-r ventedcertain new and V'useful linproverlhe invention relates toimprovements-iii head wear and particularly to anf article which may beworn as a helmet cap, with lstrap portions extending downward-ly andastenedbeneatli the chin of thewearer soj as to conne the hair; thesestrap portions also being adapted tov beturned up against the sides'otthe crown. portion of thearticle,`

vthe construction being;- such as Ito give the 'appearance of anattractive hat.A Such-an article will be yeffective for -a variety' otuses,

such Vas for n autoinobiling `or aviation yor other sports,- and'alsofor the generalpur-` poses toy which a hat is Vto be used;

The objectsoimy invention ,are the provision of an attractive',effectivefand comparatively inexpensive articlejpf the chars acterlreferred-to, and' also the provisionof vimproved"details of fconstruction' and combinations of parts all as willb'e `more fully setforth hereinafter in the .following speci#y ication, and particularlypointed outinjthe f appended claim. In order vthat the .inveny'tion maybe more clearly understood,- attention is hereby directed to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application andkillustrating?r one. embodiment thereof.

in the drawings,

F ig. 1 represents a side elevation of an article ot headwear'coinprisinp,` my invention, one of the lower strap Iportions beingshown in its lower position; f

f Fig. 2 is a similar view, the lower strap portion referred to beingshown turned up against the` side of the crown portionoff'the.

article;

Fig. 3 iSl a to the view shown in Fig. 1;

Figs. 4, 5 and` 6, representthe crown front member, the strap member andthel trom flap or brim member,v` respectively, v which thev article isformed, and

Fig. 7 is avfview similarto that shown in F 2 with one of the strapportions tucked under the front iiap` portion...k f l' Referring to the,drawings,` the cap is formed from a crown member 1, va strap propriatepositions.

front elevation corresponding 1921.` semi Nt. 471,393.

` member2 and aront flap member 3." These members may all be formed ofsuitable material,'commonly used for makina: womens provideloi'verK4edge portions which are so',

shaped andpositioned as to permit ymembers 2 and Sbeing securedtheretoin their vap`v The crown 'member 1', cut out inthe form showninfFig. 4,may beprovidedfwithl pair` of symmetrically curved upperi edges4t,`=t,fwhich come together `at an angle, to

l meet at `the.point 5 inthe vertical center line of the member asshown. The curved adges 1, 4, may be sewed together lin--any approypriate fashion to form `the rounded. Crown member illustrated in vFig.1;

Member 1, isprovidedfwith ylower edge portions 6,k 6,,whichieXtendinwardlyvfrom, the-two ends of the member at'aslight downlward inclination for a suitable distance,`

lthese edge portions 6, 6, being'joine'd .by a

central upwardly curved edge portion 7.`

r`The front* flap portionf` is provided with an `upwardly curvedv loweredge portionyS v which isadap'ted to be sewed, or otherwisesuitablysecured, to member 1 along the edge will vbe turned up tostandin front'oA` member 1., over the` foreheadv of the 'i wearer,` to'present an'k attractiveland jaunty appearance as part ot a womans hat."Memberf is preferably provided with an up#y center, upwardlyextendingpoints 10, 10, also being provided, if desired, at the ends ofthe member, points 10 and'9 being connected by downwardly curved edges411.

`wardly extendingv peak ory point"97at the'r y `With this constructionthe point .9. will bey I 'positioned at the front of the article, as isshown inthe drawings.

'Member 2 is provided with an upper edge 12, which is preferably curvedyslightly with a` downwardly conca-ved curve. The edge 12 of member 2 isadapted to be secured.; onef rtheother'half to the other edge 'Gotmember f half of the same to one of the edges 6 and 1.l v Member l2 isalso bounded by a lower upwardly curvededge 18 and inwardly curvedsideedges 14,14, rwhereby downwardly andv outwardly extending strapportions 15, 15,

are provided, the ends of these strap portions refcrablv. beinea jointedas isindi-V -i/ C I i 7 f of .the crown member, enclose 'the liairotlthe tions shown, `if desired.

and upwardlyv eXtendingwearer and prevent the disarranged bythe wind.,.4

linnen it isvdesired to give the article the appearancejot aliatpthelstrap portions l5 may yturned up about-the side `edge 12,6,andextended forwardly against ,y the crown member beneath the pointedends l0 of Hap member Strap portions .l5 may, iiidesaine from 'beingsired, be secured to the crown member in their turned up positions byproviding;` the crownfinember and the ends o f'strap portions l5. withcoacting fastening devices, suoli `as coacting fasteners 19, .20, on thecrown .member andv the strap portions l5,

respectively. This position oit the members lis shown in Fig; 2. Or, iidesired, the strap ends lf3 may simply be tucked under the ends of theflap member 3, and thus held-in position, as is shown in Fig'. ,7. Itwill be noted that member 2 is so shaped and so connected to the ycrownmember l as toperinit itsadjustment intoy eitherof the two posi- Thismay be accomplishedby soshaping` members 2 that when they are in theposition shown in Fig.

tend outwardly, away from the lower rear surface ot crowiimeinber l, atan angle.y as shown; while when the straps 2 are pulled forward anddownward into the position shown in Fig. 7' the rear *edge of eachstrap` Q will engage against the rear surface oi' member l. vIt is not,however, essentialnto the inventionl that both oit these forwardlypositions of the member .v 2' wi ll en Leemaa strap portions l5 shouldbe provided for in the saine consti-notion.

Tt willbe noted that the end portions l0 of iiap or brim member 2S areunsecured to the crown member, although, oi course, the

central"upwardly ertending` point 9 of tlie liapmember may be secured inposition, if desired. Therefore, the iiap member will have its endportions spaced away from the `crown portion somewhat iii the manner anupturned brim, common in many forms of hat, giving an attractiveappearzmce` and this appearance is not marred when the strap portions l5are turned up against the crown member, because of the fact that thestrap portions extend under the end portions lO of'flap The strapportions .l5 are in tact preferably so shaped to add to 'theattractiveness oit the article when they ai" vturned up and forwardlyiii the manner described. Tlie Hap member l may be wired `along itsedge, and the wire bent iii any crown portion adapteijl' `to tit thehead oi the wearer, a rliront portion adapted tok be turned up in frontof and spaced it'iom said crown portion. a rear portion curved along;`its edges to coact with the crown portion and the neck of the wearer,and secured to the lower edge of the crown poi-tien whereby 'it maybedetachably andV looselyy secured t; the forward part ot the crownportion r. the fullness extending laterallyy to the sides thereof andbehind the turned up Yliront portion when worn as a hat or to be foldeddownwardly and liorwai'dly and taste. l:l ybeneath the chin ot thewearer when worn. as a helmet.

Signed at New York city, in the ot New York and State otllew 16th day otMay, A. D. 1921.

f MARY E. HEINRlClfl.

coniitv York, this

